Billwerder-Moorfleet is a station on the
Berlin-Hamburg railway line and served by the trains of
Hamburg S-Bahn lines S2 and S21. The station was originally opened in 1842 and is located in the Hamburg district of
Billwerder
Billwerder () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located on the northwestern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. At the same time Billwerder means a greater area south of the river B ...
, Germany. Billwerder is part of the Hamburg borough of
Bergedorf
Bergedorf () is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, named after Bergedorf quarter within this borough. In 2020 the population of the borough was 130,994.
History
The city of Bergedorf received town privileges in 1275, then ...
.
History
The station was opened by the
Hamburg-Bergedorf Railway Company
The Hamburg-Bergedorf railway opened in 1842 is one of the oldest lines in Germany and was the first railway line in Northern Germany. The 16.5 km long line was extended to Berlin in 1846.
It linked Bergedorf Station (German: ''Bergedorfe ...
in 1842 to serve the commuter rail in Hamburg's south-eastern quarters. On 1 June 1958 Billwerder-Moorfleet station was electrified and integrated into the
Hamburg S-Bahn network.
Before the Berlin-Hamburg railway was re-built at the beginning of the 1990s, the station had an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
. One side of it was cut off, because the space was needed for the railway line and a new container terminal, and the rest was changed into a
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
. On the other side of the S-Bahn track, in front of the station building, a new side platform was built as a replacement, so today the station has two side platforms. Also there was a signal box, which was demolished along with the island platform.
Station layout
Billwerder-Moorfleet is an at-level station with 2 side platforms and 2 tracks. There is no service personnel attending the station, but an SOS and information telephone is available. There are some places to lock a bicycle and some parking spots. Only the platform in Hamburg city direction is fully accessible for handicapped persons, as there is no lift at the footbridge leading to the platform in Bergedorf direction. There are no lockerboxes.
Service
The lines S2 and S21 of
Hamburg S-Bahn call at Billwerder-Moorfleet station. Also the bus line 230 stops here.
See also
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Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) ( en, "Hamburg Transport Association") is a transport association coordinating public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide a unified fare system, requiring only a single ...
(HVV)
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List of Hamburg S-Bahn stations
The following is the list of the 68 stations of the Hamburg S-Bahn transit system. The Hamburg S-Bahn is operated by S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH (S-Bahn Hamburg plc) for the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, the company coordinating public transport in Hamburg, ...
References
External links
Line and route network plansat hvv.de
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Hamburg S-Bahn stations in Hamburg
Buildings and structures in Bergedorf
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1842